Explore 5067 historical events from 1990–1999.
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (LAC) was the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established in 1997 to succeed the folded Air Zaïre. Halting operations in 1…
A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41…
Eric Robert Rudolph, also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American right-wing domestic terrorist convicted of a series of bombings across the Southern United States between…
Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He led the Chilean Army in the overthrow of President Salvado…
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east,…
Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like restorative justice body assembled in South Africa in 1996 after the end of apartheid. Authorised by Nelson Mandela a…
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing…
Aleksandra Golovkina-Dolinskė, is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the gold medalist of the Tayside Trophy 2023 and a six-time Lithuanian national champion. She has competed in f…
Aleksandra Golovkina, Lithuanian figure skater
Kim Dong-han, also known mononymously as Donghan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He first became known for competing in the reality survival show Produce 101 Seaso…
Kim Dong-han, South Korean singer
Emily Ann Fox is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the United States national team. Prior to her move to th…
Emily Fox, American soccer player
Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operationa…
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go…
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an international set of standards for broadcast and digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite…
ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space…
Hurricane Mitch was an extremely powerful, deadly and catastrophic tropical cyclone in 1998 that caused 11,374 fatalities in Central America, becoming the second-deadliest Atlantic…
Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
The Gothenburg discothèque fire was caused by an arson attack on 29 October 1998, which occurred on premises located on Hisingen island in Gothenburg, Sweden. The premises, which b…
The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.
Isatou "Satou" Sabally is a German-American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Phantom of Unr…
Satou Sabally, German-American basketball player
Frank Jahmier Childress, known professionally as Frank Kole and formerly as Comethazine, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his platinum-selling si…
Comethazine, American rapper
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, she began her career in modeling and subsequently made her screen …
Maya Hawke, American actress
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer. The son of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, he has received various accolades, includin…
Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
Viktória Hrunčáková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 43 in singles and No. 27 in doubles in the world by the WTA. Hrunčáková has won five …
Viktória Kužmová, Slovak tennis player
Mohamed Fakaba Bamba is an Ivorian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketb…
Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball player
Jamie Laura Chadwick is a British racing driver who competes for IDEC Sport in the European Le Mans Series, and previously raced for Andretti Global in Indy NXT. She won the inaugu…
Jamie Chadwick, English race car driver
Sérgio Santos Sette Câmara Filho is a Brazilian racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing. He previously competed in Formula E, h…
Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver
Salwa Eid Naser is a Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinter who specialises in the 400 meter race. She was the 2019 World champion, with the fifth-fastest time in history of 48.14 seconds…
Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
David Orobosa Michael Omoregie, known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is an English rapper. He is known for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay. Dave released his d…
Dave, British rapper
Conor Angus Cloud Hickey was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Fezco O'Neill in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–2022), and had roles in the films North Holly…
Angus Cloud, American actor (died 2023)
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Associati…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player